S. John Ross Indeed. There is, of course, a relevant XKCD for this.

@SJohnRoss It took me until comparatively recently to know what a carburetor even was.

@[email protected] @[email protected] I needed to speak to a plumber about irrigation for a large garden a few years ago, and yeah. Whole new world of plumbing knowledge and terminology I didn't understand layered on top of horticultural terminology I didn't understand.​

@[email protected] @[email protected] I cringed this morning when I saw somebody saying 'oh, I'd love to set up my own blog but I'm not sure how' because I'm sure that at least 15 helpful IT professionals have now convinced them it is impossible.

(Although also, hats off to people like @[email protected] who are actually doing the hard work of writing guides that make sense to the rest of the population)